Mark Gerard Price (born 10 August 1959,

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) is an English drummer known for being a member of

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and

Del Amitri Del Amitri are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in Glasgow in 1980. Between 1985 and 2002, the band released six studio albums. Their 1995 single " Roll to Me" reached number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Five Del Amitri albums have ...

Early life

Mark Price grew up in

and attended Walton High School, Burnley College of Art, and

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where he graduated in Graphic Design, moving to London in 1980.

Career

Nik Kershaw

Price's joined

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's band in 1983, touring for the next four years, including at

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in 1985.

All About Eve

Price was recruited to

in 1987, during the recording of their first album. He appeared in photographs on the album cover even though he did not play on all of the songs, which instead featured the Mission's Mick Brown. He remained with the band and featured on their next three albums until they split up in 1993. He briefly carried on with

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and

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to create the one-off album '' Seeing Stars'', and recorded with

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's side project

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The Cure

Following the departure of drummer

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, Price played on "

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", "Trap" and "Treasure" on

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's ''

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'' album, and on the B-Side "A Pink Dream". Another drummer,

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, was ultimately chosen as Williams' permanent replacement.

Del Amitri

In 1997, Price joined

. He toured extensively with them and appears on the 2002 album '' Can You Do Me Good?'' and the

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hit singles "Don't Come Home Too Soon" (1998), "Cry to Be Found" (1998) and "Just Before You Leave" (2002).

All About Eve reunion

Price played the drums for the All About Eve reunion tour in 1999, but he stayed with Del Amitri, and so All About Eve carried on without him, initially touring acoustically and then recruiting a series of other drummers.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Mark 1959 births Living people People from Burnley English rock drummers Gothic rock musicians Del Amitri members All About Eve (band) members